Proximity Bias: The New Normal?
What is Proximity Bias and How Does it Affect the Hybrid Workplace? As the hybrid workplace becomes the new normal, unique concerns continue to present themselves. Once such concern is …
CP24’s Patricia Jaggernauth Alleges Racial and Gender Discrimination
Recently Patricia Jaggernauth, a former Bell Media employee, filed a complaint under the Canadian Human Rights Act (the “Act”), with respect to the racial and gender discrimination she faced from …
Unconscious Bias – Firing Workers When an Illness is Involved
Special to The Globe and Mail Far too often, employers make decisions that are tainted by discriminatory motivations, without even recognizing they are doing so. This practice is known as …
Jennifer Valentyne Alleges Gender Discrimination in the Workplace
Jennifer Valentyne, a Canadian broadcast personality, has recently spoke out against her alleged experience of gender discrimination in the workplace, which ultimately led to her dismissal. In a 13-minute video …
Can My Employer Force Me To Take a COVID-19 Vaccine?
As with many workplace law issues, whether an employer can make it mandatory that employees get the COVID-19 vaccine will be specific to the context and facts of each case. …
Racism & Discrimination Spreading With The Fear of Coronavirus
The World Health Organization has declared a global emergency for the spread of the Coronavirus from Wuhan, China and the fear of Coronavirus has increased the racist sentiment against Chinese …
Human Rights Law and Pregnancy
Under human rights law, pregnancy is a protected ground of discrimination under sex/gender. This means that an employer cannot legally terminate an employee because they are pregnant. However, this does …
At what point is the duty to accommodate no longer necessary for an employer under human rights law?
Under human rights law, an employer must accommodate an employee if a workplace policy or job requirement effectively discriminates against an employee on a prohibited ground. The most common grounds …